22 Aug 2022

USACE Vicksburg District activates Emergency Operations Center as a precaution at Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Aug. 19 as a precautionary response to the degradation of the spillway gates at Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam (L&D) on the Red River.

25 Aug 2020

Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District campground closures at Town Bluff and Sam Rayburn Lakes in response to forecast impacts of Hurricane Laura

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District announced campground closures for Town Bluff and Sam Rayburn Lakes effective immediately for the safety of our visitors, staff and contractors.

18 May 2018

18-049 Corps awards contract for emergency Heise-Roberts Levee repair

LORENZO, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract today to conduct temporary emergency levee repairs on an eroded section of the Heise-Roberts Levee System, located on the Snake River near Lorenzo, Idaho, about 3.7 miles downstream from the U.S. Route 20 bridge. The contractor’s crews and equipment are in the process of mobilizing to the site to begin work. Hydraulic and civil engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District deployed to Jefferson County on May 16, 2018, to provide emergency-management assistance to Jefferson County, Idaho, and help stabilize the levee.

30 Jan 2018

Corps awards $15.29 million contract for Santa Barbara County debris removal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $15.29 million contract to Tribal One Broadband Technologies LLC, of North Bend, Oregon, Jan. 28, for emergency debris removal of Santa Monica Debris Basin in Santa Barbara County to restore capacity and reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses.

2 Mar 2015

Fort Pierce dredging operations delayed due to wreckage

Dredging operations related to the Fort Pierce Shore Protection Project halted Saturday as a result of a barge that sank Feb. 24 in the Fort Pierce Inlet, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today.

7 Nov 2012

FEMA assigns infrastructure assessment mission to Corps of Engineers

Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Response Teams are coordinating damage assessments of public buildings, waste and waste water treatment plants, and transportation infrastructure in areas of New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

3 Nov 2012

Army engineers begin debris removal mission

Through collaboration with federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division deployed technical experts from across the country to New Jersey and New York City today to support a FEMA debris-removal mission. The initial focus of the mission is to assess and clear debris in support of the ongoing Emergency Temporary Power Mission. The Corps currently supports 35 FEMA mission assignments as the Northeast continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

3 Nov 2012

Corps of Engineers making substantial progress with water removal mission

Roughly 600 million gallons of storm water infiltrated the nation’s busiest and oldest underground mass transit system and critical inter-city roads, requiring a comprehensive and careful approach to dewatering. USACE deployed technical experts and pumps in response to FEMA’s $20 million assignment to dewater impacted infrastructure.